The mind， both in so far as it understands， and in so far as it imagines， is passive.

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

"Theologians talk about a prevenient grace that precedes grace itself and allows us to accept it. I think there must also be a prevenient courage that allows us to be brave - that is, to acknowledge that there is more beauty than our eyes can bear, that precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm."

The director's vision is the soul of the film; without it, the film is just a series of moving images.

艺术有能力让熟悉的事物变得陌生，让陌生的事物变得熟悉。

古代的毛嫱、西施，虽然她们是天下的美人，但在满面怒容的时候，人家是看不出她们的美貌来的。鲁迅曾说“世间最可厌恶的事莫如一张生气的脸；世间最下流的事莫如把生气的脸摆给旁人看，这比打骂更难受”，开心的时候，几乎每个人都是慈眉善目，但最能显露一个人修养的，却是他生气的时候，即使盛怒，也不摆脸色给别人看，这是最佳的人品。

一个人的力量有时可能超过千百人的力量，君子之人不能没有这种戒心；我何必怕他，大丈夫不能没有这种志向。